| Delhi Metro speeds past Kolkata's | 03-NOV-09 |
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| This can be an eye-opener: Around 100,000 passengers are reported to be using the Kolkata Metro daily without tickets, as the ticket-checking infrastructure is in a shambles. |
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| Metro for East Delhi, Noida by December | 25-SEP-09 |
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| Residents of Noida and East Delhi will have to wait for some more time for the Metro trains as DMRC today said these areas will be able to enjoy the comforts of the new age transport system only by December. |
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| Gammon not barred from Gurgaon Metro | 18-AUG-09 |
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| Even after Gammon India has been held responsible for more than one mishap on Delhi’s Metro Rail construction, the company has been allowed to bid for the proposed Gurgaon metro, a private-consortium funded project. |
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| Delhi Metro stations to also sell handicraft, handloom items | 14-AUG-09 |
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| To promote handicraft items, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will set up 160 kiosks for their display and sale at its stations, in partnership with the ministry of Textiles. The high-quality kiosks will be fabricated by DMRC and will be installed at existing and upcoming Metro stations in a phased manner starting from October. |
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| Barun Roy: Let the games begin | 30-JUL-09 |
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| China's efforts for the 2010 World Expo make it a clear winner compared to India’s for the Commonwealth Games. |
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| DMRC issues show cause to contractor, blacklists design conslt | 28-JUL-09 |
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| Issuing a show cause notice to the contractor asking to explain why it cannot be blacklisted for two years, blacklisting a design consultant, suspending two senior engineers and slapping a notice on the Chief designer are some of the actions taken by DMRC in the wake of the recent mishap at a site that killed six people. |
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| Probe panel holds Gammon responsible for mishap | 23-JUL-09 |
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| A probe panel looking into the crane mishap at a Delhi Metro site during debris clearance today held Gammon India, the contractor, responsible, saying “mismanagement and lack of professionalism” from its part resulted in the incident, a claim rejected by the firm. |
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| Delhi Metro acquired excess land: CAG | 20-JUL-09 |
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| Delhi Metro has been rapped by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) for acquiring excess land for implementing the Phase-I of the ambitious new age transport system. |
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| DMRC sends back project director | 16-JUL-09 |
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| The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today ordered the return of a senior official and initiated security audit of its critical structures after it started taking action in connection with recent mishaps at a construction site here. |
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| Sreedharan orders quality check | 15-JUL-09 |
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| Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Managing Director E Sreedharan today decided that all cantilever structures built by Delhi Metro in Phase-II of the project so far would be re-checked from safety and quality point of view by independent experts. A firm has already been appointed for this purpose. |
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| Debris clearance continues at Delhi Metro site | 14-JUL-09 |
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| Debris clearance operations continued at the Delhi Metro accident site in south Delhi even as one-way traffic in the area was thrown open today to facilitate movement of vehicles. |
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| Delhi Metro Chief E Sreedharan resigns | 12-JUL-09 |
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| In a dramatic announcement, Delhi Metro Chief E Sreedharan today said he was quitting from the post owning moral responsibility for an accident at its construction site which claimed five lives. |
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